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Penang floods: Understanding causes, seeking solutions
Exactly one week before the floods on 4-5 November, Dr Kam Suan Pheng of Penang Forum made this informative presentation at the Penang Forum 8: Dialogue on Flood on 29 October. She looked at revealing rainfall patterns and flood hot…
Read MoreThe flooding and landslide disasters on 4-5 November 2017 in Penang
Figure 1: Intellicast wind flow pattern over Southeast Asia for 4 Nov 2017 Penang Forum deeply empathises with the suffering that many Penangites and Kedahans have had to endure over the unprecedented flash flood and landslide mishaps that happened over…
Read MoreStop short-sighted urban planning; improve flood resilience, says TBRA
The Tanjung Bunga Residents’ Association (TBRA) is once again calling for the state to halt all short-sighted and patchy urban planning that continues to cause more flooded homes, uprooted trees, and power cuts, making travel inconvenient.
Read MoreBetter, Cheaper, Faster transport masterplan
Penang Hills Watch
